Hi   Yesterday I recieved my latest purchase. It's a Gendaito signed Toei Ju Ota Chikahide made in August 1940 with a nagasa of 27 3/8". The sword is beautiful in every way(Thanks Stu). It has a lovely hamon with masame and an equally nice hada. When researching the smith he's described as a highly rated smith or a top notch smith. However he's only rated at 1 million yen, isn't that quite an average ranking for a half decent/decent smith. Well either way I didn't buy the sword for the name n